SANCTUM


Meaning of SANCTUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsæŋktəm ]

n. (pl. sanctums) 1 a holy place. 2 colloq. a person's private room, study, or den. øsanctum sanctorum 1 the holy of holies in the Jewish temple. 2 = sense 2 of n. 3 an inner retreat. 4 an esoteric doctrine etc. [L, neut. of sanctus holy, past part. of sancire consecrate: sanctorum genit. pl. in transl. of Heb. kodes hakkÛ dasím holy of holies]

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